"When Roy Smith pitched for the Indians, he said home runs never bothered him.

"It's just a fly ball that went a little farther," said Smith. "It gives you a chance to start over."

Aaron Cunningham, one of the Indians' new outfielders, feels the same way about trades. He's only 25, but he's been traded four times.

"I love getting traded," said Cunningham last week while taking part in the team's winter development program at Progressive Field. Like Smith and the homer, Cunningham sees the trade as a chance to start anew.

"If you have struggles or whatnot with your old team, you can start over," he said. "You can become a new player. Your last team might say, 'You need work in the outfield.' When I get to the new team, I don't need work in the outfield, I'm a good outfielder.

"I can change it. I can become a new player each step I go."

The White Sox drafted Cunningham in the sixth round in 2005. He's been a man on the go ever since. "